APMA News - November/December 2022 - 34

APMAPAC chair
Carpe Diem: APMAPAC Scores
Another Victory!
By Randy K. Kaplan, DPM, Chair, APMAPAC
2022 is an important election year. As I often say,
now is the only time that members of Congress
and those who wish to become members of
Congress need you! They need your money, time,
and vote. This is your opportunity to seize the
day-carpe diem!
And APMAPAC did seize the day. APMAPAC faced
a tremendous challenge and opportunity at the
APMA 2022 Annual Scientifi c Meeting (The National)
held in Orlando, FL, in July. APMAPAC saw a historic
moment as we held a signifi cant fundraiser together
with the Florida Podiatric Medical Association for
Rep. Vernon Buchanan (R-FL). We had to raise a
substantial number of contributions in a very short
time; the campaign wanted us to raise $50,000. We
hit a grand slam and actually exceeded our goal by
raising more than $60,000! This event represents a
tremendous victory for APMAPAC and the profession.
It shows the commitment of our members to
our profession.
Rep. Buchanan is a six-term member of
Congress. With the Republican majority in the
US House, Rep. Buchanan is in line to become
the next chair of the US House Ways & Means
Committee. This committee has jurisdiction over
CMS. So when CMS makes policies that aff ect
our profession, we will have access to important
members of Congress who can help us to resolve
those issues. Remember when CMS proposed G
codes that discriminated against our profession
and would have decreased our reimbursements
for E/M visits? It was because of APMA's existing
relationships with members of Congress like Rep.
Buchanan that we were able to stop these discriminatory
policies.
This kind of political action is what APMAPAC
does and why you should support it!
I want to thank the many members who helped us
exceed our goal! Thank you to FPMA, APMA's Board
of Trustees, APMAPAC Board and Coordinators,
APMAPAC staff , and most importantly and especially,
you, the members. Only with member support can
we achieve success to make a diff erence for the
future of this profession. While I cannot thank each
and every contributor in this article, you know who
you are; thank you for making a diff erence.
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I remind you again, this is an election year. Now
is the time we need your contributions. APMAPAC
contributions continue to be down signifi cantly
post-COVID. These remain diffi cult times, and we
need your help. Please make a diff erence today.
Your future depends on it!
Remember that whether you
identify as a Republican or a
Democrat, liberal, conservative,
or moderate, we are all podiatrists.
Put podiatry first!
I welcome your comments at
pac@apma.org
Contribute today!
PURPOSE: The American Podiatric Medical Association
Political Action Committee's purpose is to raise and
disburse funds to candidates for federal offi ce who support
the legislative priorities and goals of the podiatric
medical profession.
IMPORTANT: You may contribute or not contribute
without concern of being favored or disadvantaged.
Occupation/Employer information is required for aggregate
annual contributions of more than $200.00 by
the Federal Election Campaign Act. Federal election law
does not permit corporate contributions to be used for
donation to candidates for federal offi ce. Political contributions
are not deductible for income tax purposes.
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